China says US in no position to make demands after Blinken warning
"We will never accept the US pointing fingers at Sino-Russian relations or even coercing us," foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
"We will never accept the US pointing fingers at Sino-Russian relations or even coercing us," foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
China and Russia oppose any further action by the Security Council, arguing that putting further pressure on North Korea would not be constructive.
Wang Yi made explicit that what the US side has done was apparently an abuse of the use of force and violation of customary international practice.
The strong words that both sides had for each other also underscore frictions in bilateral ties that will persist and hinder progress.
Ministry of Commerce spokeswoman Shu Jueting also said China-US economic and trade cooperation is in line with the interests of both the Chinese and US people.
Under the 1951 treaty, the United States and the Philippines commit to come to each other’s aid in case of an armed attack on a public vessel, troops or an airship.
“We are not looking for a new cold war,” Biden said.
Seoul and Washington are most likely to reaffirm their commitment to denuclearizing North Korea, South Korea’s biggest security threat.
The US and China have “never stopped communicating and trying to understand each other”, said deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also said that the US is undoubtedly the world's leading perpetrator of state-sponsored surveillance.